Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Title
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An Automatic Depth Control System for the On-the-Go Soil Strength Sensor
(2007-12-15)
Hardpans are areas of soil compaction formed by vehicle traffic or natural processes. These compacted areas beneath the topsoil can hinder successful crop production. A novel sensor for measuring soil strength was presented ...
Automatic Detection of Software Security Vulnerabilities in Executable Program Files
(2005-08-15)
Secure programming describes those techniques that software developers use to provide security features in their applications. In addition to these techniques, software practitioners use static code security checkers to ...
Automatic Speech Disorder Assessment for Children’s Speech Disorder
(2025-05-08)
Speech disorders in children present persistent challenges for early detection and intervention due to the complex, variable, and context-dependent nature of developing speech. Traditional automatic speech disorder detection ...
Automatic Word Recognition: The Defining Feature of Fluency
(2008-12-15)
This study investigated automatic word recognition as the defining feature of fluency, with speed and expression as results. Fluent readers are able to perform more than one task at a time. They are able to recognize ...
Automating Interpretation of Images and Visual Inspections in Modern Manufacturing and Medical Settings
(2021-01-08)
Automating visual inspection is rapidly finding its way into non-invasive industrial and medical processes. In this work, we address detection automation opportunities in the task of interpreting both medical and industrial ...
Autonomic physiology of social anxiety in preadolescence
(2020-07-15)
The present study sought to build on prior research by examining within-system (sympathetic nervous system (SNS) x SNS) and cross-system (SNS x parasympathetic nervous system) interactions between measures of autonomic ...
An Autonomous Digging Vehicle
(2006-08-15)
This project is intended to develop a self-guided digging vehicle for various applications. Hence, the main focus for this vehicle is to have the ability to dig through loose soils. This project has focused on key digging ...
Autonomy and Control as Moderators for the Association between Parent Involvement and Educational Aspirations Among Latino Adolescents
(2013-07-10)
This study examined the relationship between parent academic involvement and educational aspirations among Latino adolescents. Additionally, this study examined the moderating effect of varying parenting practices, ...
Autonomy, Guidance, and Control Strategies for Safe Operation of Aerospace Vehicles
(2025-08-05)
This dissertation is structured around three core research problems, each addressing a fundamental challenge in enabling safer operation of aerospace vehicles. While the primary motivation stems from the growing use of ...
Autoras centroamericanas: guerrilleras de pluma y papel
(2011-07-22)
Esta tesis explora el desarrollo que ha tenido la escritura poética femenina en Centro América durante las últimas tres décadas del siglo XX y la primera del siglo XXI en el contexto de la mujer guerrillera artístico-intelectual, ...
Auxiliary Robust Integral of the Sliding ModE (ARISE) Control Approaches for Rehabilitation of Neuromuscular Disorders
(2025-07-30)
In the United States alone, tens of millions of individuals are affected by neurological conditions (NCs), including but not limited to stroke, Parkinson’s disease (PD), multiple sclerosis (MS), cerebral palsy (CP), and ...
Avian Infectious Bronchitis Coronavirus Variation and Selection
(2011-11-30)
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a highly variable virus, its genetic variation is
generated by nucleotide insertions, deletions, or point mutations made by the viral
polymerase during virus replication. Another ...
Avian Influenza Adenovirus-Vectored in Ovo Vaccination: Combination with Marek's Disease Vaccine
(2011-08-05)
Protective immunity against avian influenza (AI) can be elicited in chickens in a single-dose regimen by in ovo vaccination with a replication competent adenovirus (RCA)-free human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad)-vector encoding ...
Avian Predation on Low-Salinity Shrimp Aquaculture
(2023-07-28)
Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is the most commonly produced shrimp in the world and prominent in the seafood industry in the United States. Aquaculture producers in the United States raise >2,000 metric tons ...
Avoiding k-Rainbow Graphs in Edge Colorings of Kn and other Families of Graphs
(2024-04-26)
A simple graph, G, avoids a k-rainbow edge coloring if any color appears on at least k + 1 edges of G. For any positive integer k, the k-Anti-Ramsey Number, ARk(G,H), is the maximum number of colors in an edge coloring of ...
Avondale: A Search for Identity in a Transitioning Neighborhood
(2025-05-01)
Avondale today exists as one of Birmingham, Alabama’s most popular historic neighborhoods for its public green spaces and bustling entertainment scene. Founded in 1887 as an industrial hub, Avondale quickly grew into a ...
Baccalaureate Nursing Student and Faculty Views of Effective Teaching
(2017-07-22)
This study aimed to determine baccalaureate nursing student and nursing faculty views of effective teaching. Using the Teacher Behavior Checklist (TBC), a psychometrically sound tool, participants were sent an email ...
Back to the Future of Ergonomics: Utilizing Inertial Motion Capture and Fatigue Failure Theory to Develop a Cumulative Damage Assessment Method for Estimating Risk of Low Back Injury in Industrial Settings
(2023-07-26)
The central objectives of this dissertation are to critically evaluate the efficacy of a wireless sensor Inertial Motion Capture (IMC) system in estimating lumbar kinematics and kinetics within a controlled laboratory ...
The Backbone of Democracy: A Study Examining the Impact of Black Women in Politics
(2023-08-02)
This dissertation investigates how the inclusion of Black women in politics impacts democratic
norms in three unique ways: voter turnout, evaluations of government, and legislative policy
priorities. I hypothesize that ...
Bacterial and fungal symbionts in parasitoid wasp genera Nasonia and Muscidifurax
(2023-12-04)
Jewel wasps in the Nasonia genus are ideal models for insect genetics, genomics, epigenetics, development, and evolution. Wasps in the Muscidifurax genus have a close evolutionary relationship to the model parasitoid genus ...